AU575336B2 - Package for fruit - Google Patents

Package for fruit

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Publication number
AU575336B2
AU575336B2 AU31653/84A AU3165384A AU575336B2 AU 575336 B2 AU575336 B2 AU 575336B2 AU 31653/84 A AU31653/84 A AU 31653/84A AU 3165384 A AU3165384 A AU 3165384A AU 575336 B2 AU575336 B2 AU 575336B2
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Australia
Prior art keywords
kiwifruit
pocket
packaging means
pockets
upright
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Ceased
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AU31653/84A
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AU3165384A (en
Inventor
Norman George Matheson
Eric Raymond Weaver
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NZ Forest Products Ltd
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NEW ZEALAND FOREST PROD
NZ Forest Products Ltd
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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65B—MACHINES, APPARATUS OR DEVICES FOR, OR METHODS OF, PACKAGING ARTICLES OR MATERIALS; UNPACKING
    • B65B25/00—Packaging other articles presenting special problems
    • B65B25/02—Packaging agricultural or horticultural products
    • B65B25/04—Packaging fruit or vegetables
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D85/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D85/30—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure
    • B65D85/34—Containers, packaging elements or packages, specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles particularly sensitive to damage by shock or pressure for fruit, e.g. apples, oranges or tomatoes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S206/00—Special receptacle or package
    • Y10S206/821—Stacking member

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Agronomy & Crop Science (AREA)
  • Packaging Frangible Articles (AREA)
  • Containers Having Bodies Formed In One Piece (AREA)
  • Packages (AREA)
  • Supplying Of Containers To The Packaging Station (AREA)
  • Packaging Of Special Articles (AREA)
  • Buffer Packaging (AREA)
  • Apparatus For Radiation Diagnosis (AREA)
  • Wrappers (AREA)
  • Transition And Organic Metals Composition Catalysts For Addition Polymerization (AREA)

Abstract

The invention relates to a method of packaging kiwifruit in packaging means formed or provided with one or more pockets therein, the method including locating at least one kiwifruit in at least one pocket, so that the longitudinal axis of the kiwifruit are substantially vertical or upright. In one form of the invention, the method uses packaging means in the form of a tray including a plurality of juxtaposed pockets, each pocket having at least one deformable nipple on the base thereof. The invention also provides packaging means for kiwifruit which include at least one pocket, the pocket being adapted to house at least one kiwifruit in a position such that the longitudinal axis thereof is substantially vertical or upright. In a preferred form of the invention, the packaging means is in the form of a tray incorporating a plurality of juxtaposed pockets. At least one pocket is provided with a least one deformable nipple on its base.
AU31653/84A 1983-08-04 1984-08-06 Package for fruit Ceased AU575336B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NZ205149A NZ205149A (en) 1983-08-04 1983-08-04 Packaging kiwifruit in pockets with axis upright
NZ205149 1983-08-04

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU3165384A AU3165384A (en) 1985-02-07
AU575336B2 true AU575336B2 (en) 1988-07-28

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AU31653/84A Ceased AU575336B2 (en) 1983-08-04 1984-08-06 Package for fruit

Country Status (6)

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US (1) US4936075A (en)
EP (1) EP0134125B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE41902T1 (en)
AU (1) AU575336B2 (en)
DE (1) DE3477559D1 (en)
NZ (1) NZ205149A (en)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
IT208831Z2 (en) * 1986-08-06 1988-05-28 Nespak Spa ALVEOLAR SUPPORT FOR KIWI
US20040031716A1 (en) * 2002-08-14 2004-02-19 The Regents Of The University Of California Package container for transport of soft fruit
CN106219032B (en) * 2016-09-05 2018-10-26 重庆市万盛区黑山猕猴桃种植专业合作社 A kind of buckle-type Kiwi berry packaging external member

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1184336A (en) * 1956-10-16 1959-07-20 Keyes Fibre Co Packaging tray of molded fibrous material for exposed packaging, and packaging comprising such a tray
FR2205044A5 (en) * 1972-10-26 1974-05-24 Packaging Corp America

Family Cites Families (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CA636916A (en) * 1962-02-20 Diamond National Corporation Molded pulp egg carton
FR1383926A (en) * 1963-11-07 1965-01-04 Multiple packaging, stackable, shock-proof, for fragile, rounded bodies, such as eggs or the like
US3392902A (en) * 1965-10-22 1968-07-16 Monsanto Co Carton with cushioning insert of foam plastic material
US3493164A (en) * 1968-02-09 1970-02-03 Illinois Tool Works Package for fragile articles
US3715071A (en) * 1970-05-07 1973-02-06 S Flynn Protective article tray
DE2060563A1 (en) * 1970-12-09 1972-06-22 Kalle Ag Stackable plastic pallet
FR2450753A1 (en) * 1979-03-08 1980-10-03 Delteil Claude Tray for packing bottles into crate - is used to hold bottom of bottles on upper surface and caps of bottles on lower surface

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR1184336A (en) * 1956-10-16 1959-07-20 Keyes Fibre Co Packaging tray of molded fibrous material for exposed packaging, and packaging comprising such a tray
FR2205044A5 (en) * 1972-10-26 1974-05-24 Packaging Corp America

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP0134125B1 (en) 1989-04-05
AU3165384A (en) 1985-02-07
DE3477559D1 (en) 1989-05-11
NZ205149A (en) 1987-07-31
US4936075A (en) 1990-06-26
ATE41902T1 (en) 1989-04-15
EP0134125A2 (en) 1985-03-13
EP0134125A3 (en) 1986-03-26

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